Josh Williams

Joshua Lee Williams (born August 3, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, driving the No. 92 Chevrolet Camaro SS for DGM Racing with Jesse Iwuji Motorsports. He also owns Josh Williams Motorsports, which fields cars for development drivers in the ARCA Menards Series, Late Model Stock Cars, Legend Cars and Bandoleros. and later raced Fastrucks and Legends cars to advance his early career, eventually earning a berth in the 2009 edition of "Humpy's Heroes", a summer driver development program run by Humpy Wheeler for young drivers.

ARCA Racing Series

Williams drove five races in the 2010 ARCA Racing Series in his family car, numbered 02. He recorded the best finish of 15th at Iowa Speedway. Williams caught the attention of those in the racing community with those performances, as he ran three races for Andy Belmont the following year and another three for his family team, which later developed an alliance with Lira Motorsports. Williams recorded two top-tens in Belmont's car and one more in his own car. For 2012, Williams took his Josh Williams Motorsports team full-time, running all but one race while having limited funding. He failed to finish three races and had four top tens with a best finish of seventh.

The 2013 season was a struggle, to begin with, for Williams, who remained sponsorless through the first five races of the season despite having two top-ten finishes. He then signed a four-race deal with Roulo Brothers Racing, making sporadic appearances in their Ford racecars. Running in between races for Roulo with his family team, Williams was signed by Frank Kimmel to drive one of his cars at Road America, starting and parking. Williams drove the next race for GMS Racing, again start and parking at Michigan International Speedway. Williams carried the sponsorship from Allegiant Air for the rest of the year, grabbing his first top-five finish (a second at Chicagoland Speedway). He finished fifth in points while utilizing four teams to get there.

Again hampered by limited funding, Williams scaled back to just over half the schedule in 2014, always running near or in the top ten. He scored another runner-up finish in the season's penultimate race. He raced the full season with the number six in 2015, except for one race with Cunningham Motorsports. He only finished outside of the top ten in five races and finished third in the driver's standings, behind Grant Enfinger and Austin Wayne Self, who passed Williams for second during the final race. 2016 brought new success for Williams, as he won his first two races, at Madison International Speedway and Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. The Madison win came after he blew an engine in the previous contests and considered withdrawing from Madison; his crew pulled an all-nighter during the week to get the engine prepared.

Williams had said that he would have liked to run more ARCA Racing Series races in 2017. His team ran two races at the beginning of the season in a partnership with Lira Motorsports, and Williams himself went behind the wheel for the annual Salem Speedway throwback weekend, running fourth.

Williams returned once again in the 2018 season behind the wheel of the No. 6 Chevrolet at Talladega in a partnership between his own team and Our Motorsports. They finished in fifth place.

National series Williams and family made one Camping World Truck Series start in a partnership with T3R2 Racing, falling out at Martinsville Speedway in 2014. He made two Xfinity Series starts as a start and park driver in 2016, one for Jimmy Means Racing and one for King Autosport. He was announced as the driver of King's No. 90 entry for the spring Bristol Motor Speedway Xfinity race on April 21, 2017. Longtime friend Mario Gosselin helped Williams get the ride. Along with the Bristol race, Williams wanted to run about six Truck races for his family team in 2017. The Truck races never came, but Williams garnered six other starts split between King's 90 and 92 cars, mostly starting and parking in the 92 and running full races in the 90. At Daytona in the summer, Williams was running just outside the top ten before he was clipped by Daniel Suárez, finishing last. Williams broke the top thirty in all of his full races.

For 2018, Williams took over the majority of the races in the No. 90 and served as crew chief for drivers of the 90 like Donald Theetge and Andy Lally most weekends when he was not in the seat. After gambling on pit strategy, Williams finished a then-career-best sixteenth in the Boyd Gaming 300 in early March. He later improved on that career-best with his first career top-ten, an eighth at Talladega Superspeedway in the spring. The finish helped Williams and DGM bounce back from a sponsor who failed to pay the team in the beginning portions of the year.

Williams returned to DGM in 2020, piloting the team's No. 92 entry. He reeled off two top-ten finishes in the month of October, including a career-best sixth-place finish at Kansas Speedway that came only a day after the death of one of Williams' employees. Following the 2021 season, Williams and DGM parted, with Williams taking an opportunity that would help him pursue racing on Sundays.

Williams moved to the No. 78 in 2022, driving for B. J. McLeod Motorsports.

Williams made his first career NASCAR Cup Series start at the 2022 Food City Dirt Race, and would drive the No. 78 for Live Fast Motorsports.

On August 22, 2022, Williams announced that he would be returning to his old No. 92 for DGM. He would drive that car as well as the team's No. 36 car for the rest of 2022. In 2023, Williams returned to the No. 92 car full-time. At Atlanta, he sustained heavy damage on lap 27; when debris from his repaired car caused another caution, NASCAR parked him under a provision in the Damaged Vehicle Policy. In response, Williams stopped his car on the start/finish line and walked back to pit road. On March 21, he was suspended for the COTA race for his actions.

Williams would drive the No. 11 car for Kaulig Racing in the 2024 season. Williams struggled throughout the season and only scored four top-ten finishes, with a best of seventh at Portland. He finished the season in eighteenth in the final points standings.

On July 30, 2025, it was announced that Williams had been released from Kaulig for the remainder of the season. At the time, Williams was nineteenth in the standings with two top-ten finishes. On August 15, Alpha Prime Racing announced that Williams would compete in four races for the team, starting with the summer Daytona race. On August 25, DGM announced that Williams would return to their team again for the Portland race. Despite missing three races, Williams finished the season in 23rd in the final points standings.

On November 14, 2025, DGM announced that Williams would yet again return to the team in 2026 to drive the No. 92 on a multi-year agreement.

Personal life Williams was born in Florida but moved to the Charlotte area at age 15, taking online classes to get through high school while racing. Williams, with his wife Trazia Rae, owns a company that prepares foreclosed homes for auction, which he works at during the week while racing. His wife is a social media influencer, and they have one daughter together. Williams is also known to visit children's hospitals during race weekends.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series NASCAR Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Pts Ref 2022 Live Fast Motorsports 78 Ford DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR BRD25 TAL DOV DAR KAN CLT GTW SON NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC25 MCH RCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV31 LVS HOM MAR PHO 54th 01 2024 Kaulig Racing 16 Chevy DAY ATL37 LVS PHO BRI COA RCH MAR27 TEX TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND RCH MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 57th 01

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Pts Ref 2016 Jimmy Means Racing 79 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH38 IOW DAY KEN 80th 4 King Autosport 92 Chevy NHADNQ IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN37 DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 2017 90 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI22 RCH TAL CLT DOV POC28 KEN26 DOV CLT KAN HOM28 46th 53 92 MCH34 IOW DAY40 KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI TEX34 PHO 2018 DGM Racing 90 DAY22 ATL24 LVS21 PHO29 CAL25 TEX30 BRI22 RCH TAL26 DOV CLT38 POC21 MCH32 IOW34 CHI31 DAY24 KEN35 NHA IOW24 GLN MOH BRI28 ROA DAR IND24 LVS20 RCH ROV DOV KAN24 TEX PHO 32nd 208 92 HOMDNQ 2019 36 DAY22 ATL21 LVS16 PHO29 CAL33 TEX14 BRI19 TAL8 DOV22 CLT27 POC15 MCH23 IOW17 CHI26 DAY28 KEN18 NHA19 IOW15 GLN19 MOH22 BRI30 ROA31 DAR24 IND17 LVS18 RCH23 ROV20 DOV15 KAN21 TEX14 PHO15 HOM19 17th 527 92 RCHDNQ 2020 DAY26 LVS13 CAL10 PHO16 DAR16 CLT14 BRI9 ATL28 HOM20 HOM12 TAL33 POC34 IRC22 KEN26 KEN15 TEX22 KAN20 ROA13 DRC24 DOV24 DOV22 DAY9 DAR15 RCH22 RCH25 BRI19 LVS18 TAL7 ROV34 KAN6 TEX9 MAR19 PHO13 15th 609 2021 DAY21 DRC17 HOM26 LVS16 PHO21 ATL16 MAR16 TAL28 DAR39 DOV38 COADNQ CLT21 MOH10 TEX17 NSH21 POC40 ROA17 ATL18 NHA22 GLN14 IRC15 MCH18 DAY17 DAR15 RCH23 BRI20 LVS24 TAL14 ROV11 TEX19 KAN26 MAR11 PHO32 18th 531 2022 B. J. McLeod Motorsports 78 Chevy DAY31 CAL21 LVSDNQ PHO35 ATL22 COADNQ RCH27 MARDNQ TAL19 DOV25 DAR34 TEX20 CLT27 PIR22 NSH34 ROA17 ATL25 POC21 IRCDNQ 25th 314 5 NHA24 MCH36 GLN DGM Racing 92 Chevy DAYDNQ BRI21 ROV37 MAR22 B. J. McLeod Motorsportswith Emerling-Gase Motorsports 5 Ford DAY29 DGM Racing 36 Chevy DAR26 KAN24 TEX26 TAL19 LVS34 HOM30 PHO15 2023 92 DAY15 CAL16 LVS30 PHO21 ATL32 COA RCH33 MAR19 TAL10 DOV23 DAR17 CLT18 PIR16 SON35 NSH33 CSC36 ATL9 NHA8 POC36 ROA21 MCH22 IRC33 GLN36 DAY27 DAR37 KAN13 BRI20 TEX20 ROV20 LVS33 HOM17 MAR14 PHO25 21st 446 2024 Kaulig Racing 11 Chevy DAY34 ATL37 LVS14 PHO27 COA38 RCH12 MAR10 TEX12 TAL20 DOV25 DAR21 CLT8 PIR7 SON37 IOW20 NHA23 NSH24 CSC12 POC18 IND36 MCH19 DAY11 DAR16 ATL8 GLN32 BRI21 KAN11 TAL34 ROV36 LVS15 HOM27 MAR17 PHO33 18th 515 2025 DAY20 ATL15 COA15 PHO12 LVS29 HOM19 MAR17 DAR36 BRI14 CAR7 TAL29 TEX37 CLT6 NSH17 MXC20 POC15 ATL38 CSC11 SON15 DOV27 IND22 IOW GLN 23rd 474 Alpha Prime Racing 45 Chevy DAY34 BRI28 ROV37 TAL14 MAR28 PHO26 DGM Racing withJesse Iwuji Motorsports 91 Chevy PIR23 GTW KAN24 LVS23 2026 92 DAY34 ATL27 COADNQ PHODNQ LVS16 DAR24 MAR32 CAR19 BRI29 KAN17 TAL35 TEX18 GLNWth DOV CLT NSH POC COR SON27 CHI ATL IND IOW DAY11 DAR GTW BRI LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*

Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pts Ref 2014 Josh Williams Motorsports 66 Ford DAY MAR34 KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 84th 10 2023 AM Racing 22 Ford DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRD MAR KAN DAR NWS28 CLT GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 109th 01

Season still in progress Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing Series (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Racing Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pts Ref 2010 Josh Williams Motorsports 02 Ford DAY PBE20 SLM TEX TAL TOL26 POC MCH IOW15 MFD POC BLN NJE25 ISF CHI DSF TOL SLM KAN CAR24 42nd 600 2011 Andy Belmont Racing 14 Chevy DAY TAL SLM6 TOL12 NJE7 CHI POC MCH WIN BLN 27th 990 Josh Williams Motorsports 02 Ford IOW32 IRP8 POC ISF MAD DSF SLM KAN TOL14 2012 DAY33 MOB20 TAL12 TOL13 ELK POC10 NJE22 IOW32 CHI20 IRP13 POC21 BLN17 MAD7 DSFC KAN13 9th 3285 Chevy SLM9 MCH29 WIN10 ISF18 SLM22 2013 Ford DAY15 MOB26 TAL6 TOL8 POC10 MCH16 CHI2 NJE12 POC13 5th 4825 Chevy SLM19 MAD8 IOW12 SLM6 KEN15 KAN10 Roulo Brothers Racing 17 Ford ELK6 Kimmel Racing 68 Ford ROA23 GMS Racing 23 Chevy WIN17 Roulo Brothers Racing 99 Ford BLN9 ISF10 DSF13 2014 Josh Williams Motorsports 6 Chevy DAY MOB SLM6 TOL11 NJE11 POC6 MCH10 CHI11 IRP POC BLN ISF MAD DSF SLM KEN13 KAN2 13th 2280 Ford TAL11 ELK6 WIN14 2015 DAY9 SLM19 TAL18 3rd 4650 Chevy MOB3 NSH7 TOL3 NJE3 POC7 MCH6 WIN7 IOW22 IRP6 POC5 BLN6 ISF4 DSF4 SLM8 KEN24 KAN26 Cunningham Motorsports 22 Dodge CHI7 2016 Josh Williams Motorsports 6 Ford DAY19 TAL2 4th 4175 Chevy NSH1 SLM13 TOL6 NJE6 POC11 MCH20 MAD1 WIN6 IOW10 IRP4 POC26 BLN10 ISF16 DSF SLM4 CHI26 KEN6 KAN13 2017 31 DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP POC WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM4 CHI KEN KAN 77th 210 2018 Our Motorsports 6 Chevy DAY NSH SLM TAL5 TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN 76th 205